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| DIRECTED BY |
| Chul-Soo Park
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| STARRING |
| Eun-jin Bang |
| Sin-Hye Hwang |
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Warning: Spoiler in Third Paragraph
The film did a good job of evoking repulsion toward food within me, although I�m not so sure if that�s what the filmmaker intended. The basic story is of a married woman who takes food way too seriously (associating it with sex,) and when people do not share this absolute passion of hers then she resorts to �unpleasant� behavior. Unlike what it easily could�ve been, the film never becomes a mindless slasher flick and concentrates itself mostly upon achieving a brooding, psychological sense of horror. This only works reasonably well because of the fact that these characterizations aren�t completely believable, the often melodramatic dialogue is quite poor, and the ludicrous storyline never really leads up to an effective payoff.
The film�s narrative is structured mainly upon flashbacks, which can be both frustrating and intriguing. The good thing is that the camerawork (particularly the dollying) is quite smooth and commendable � the flashbacks are done simply but creatively. As we learn about these characters� depressing life stories through their flashbacks, the film also creates quite a creepy atmosphere.
However � as aforementioned � the film just doesn�t come together very well in the long run. The �302� character, for instance, suddenly decides to immolate herself (basically contradicting everything that she had previously stood for) and we�re never given a convincing explanation for this action, thus the whole thing just becomes ridiculous. And the ending is far too obscure � we never find out what really happened during that police interrogation and the story concludes on a needlessly ambiguous note.
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